Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Top 5 Neon Pink Sneakers for the "Neon Pink Sneakers Girl"

My sophomore year of college I was really into Converse sneakers. I wanted to be known as "Converse Girl" so I wore my pink high tops and purple tie-dye low tops every day and said things like, "Look everybody! I'm wearing my Converse again. Might as well call me Converse Girl!" really loud and often. I was well on my way to mediocre fame and maybe a sponsorship when my foot started to hurt. I went to the doctor, he did an x-ray, and said, "Your foot is broken."

"Umm, how did I break my foot without noticing?"

He frowned at my beloved Converse sitting at the corner. "Do you ever wear different shoes?"

"No," I said. "I'm kind of known as the Converse Girl."

He explained that the lack of support from my beat-up sneakers combined with constant walking and my habit of excitable jumping had given me a stress fracture.

I stormed out of his office with a walking cast, later switched to even less supportive ballet flats to spite him, and I haven't really worn sneakers since.

Cut to the other day at Starbucks: I saw a girl waiting in line wearing the most amazing neon pink Keds. I gasped and said to my friend, "Look at the neon pink Keds girl!" and I felt a pang of jealousy and nostalgia in my heart. My obsession had returned.

Here are a few of my favorite options a frantic search for "neon pink sneakers" turned up:

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I am more-than-mildly obsessed with these amazing 4 1/2" cone heel pumps from Seychelles- did I buy them in every color? of course I did!- and I am going to be desperately sad when they are inevitably discontinued and my cobbler can no longer resuscitate them.

Also, I might own seven pairs of Steve Madden patent flats. Maybe. And maybe four of those pairs are black patent, stacked up in my closet so replacements can be rotated in as they fall apart.

I have to many shoe obsessions to mention, but I did see a girl in the airport a few years ago wearing grass green Topsiders and fell in love (with the shoes - http://shoedaydreams.blogspot.com/2007/07/honey-were-killing-kidsfashion-sense.html). I had to have some too.

I almost never wear sneakers or sensible shoes of any kind. It's either ballet flats or heels for me, usually. But the other day I got these amazing bright red sneakers from Target for 7 bucks: http://swallowlightbulbs.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-i-bought.htmlI kinda feel like a kid wearing them, but who's to say that's a bad thing? Anyway, I just had to share my two cents for once because I'm just so excited about these shoes.

i remember having two pairs of hightop converse when i was little (think mid 80s) an aqua pair and i think the other was pink. then when grunge was "in" in middle school i had a pair of black low top converse, and for my 6th wedding anniversary i got to buy a pair of purple (my fav color) low top converse!!! if only it weren't so hot so i didn't have to wait until fall to get more use out of them

I was once the Converse girl... until they caused me to fracture one of my vertebrae! It turns out that not only are they completely useless for support but also have really poor grip soles on marble steps.

*GASP* I love those Converse with the stars!!! They're the best ever. I have a pair of neon pink Converse that I occasionally wear to work...I'm a doctor, which is what I think is most fun about it. ;)

At one point in high school I owned like five different pairs of China flats (blue velvet! brown velvet! purple velvet! etc!) and at the moment I have two pairs in my closet (one sequined, one black brocade). I intermittently get obsessed with them all over again and want to wear nothing else, since they are so darling and go with everything and make your feet look tiny, but a) those straps are always snapping, and b) wanna talk bad support? They're like walking on pieces of floppy cardboard.

I had a mild Converse obsession up until a year ago when I realised that my heels didn't give me as many blisters as my supposedly awesome neon yellow low tops..and that's saying a lot!Now, I'm totally obsessed with booties! Peep-toe, oxford style, studded, sequined..you name it!

I'm actually the Nike girl and I live in running shoes (like regular gals have a closet full of heels, I have a closet full of sneakers). I have a pair of Nike IDs that I had custom-made. They are also pink and I always get compliments on them. Btw, they're very cushioned and supportive. :)

Welp, it's time for me to visit my doctor! I'm kind of the flip-flop girl. I mean, nobody calls me that, but I wear them every day. In every season (I live in Georgia, so it hardly ever drops below 70 degrees). Occasionally I wear ballet flats. At any rate, my feet are KILLING me lately. Like, can barely stand to walk on them killing me. I wonder if it could have something to do with the lack of support?

It's weird. I got the impression that Converse were supposed to be pretty supportive shoes. My dad said that's what they used to wear to play basketball in high school, just generic Converse.

Ooo, sorry for the double-comment. But I can identify with a shoe obsession, and I had forgotten this fact until just a moment ago!

When I was fifteen, I saw this pair of Saucony Jazz sneakers in lime green and orange. That's right. Lime Green. And Orange. I became obsessive. I just had to have them. I begged for them, pleaded, scrimped and saved...and then couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually, a friend found a pair and bought them for me, and I wore them until they wore out.

Looking back, they were hideous. But thinking about those shoes, I almost want to go find the first hideous color combination Saucony has to offer and buy myself a new pair.

I'm obsessed with cowboy boots. I wear them every day. I have successfully become known for them. My favorite was when I met this kid through a mutual friend and he said, "You're the girl I see on campus in the blue coat, yellow pants, and red cowboy boots! I always wanted to be your friend!" Needless to say, we're buddies now. It's great to be known for something. :)

Oh my goodness. When I was living in England I bought a pink pair of Red or Dead Maxa mary jane heels. Once I got home I realized that they were incredible and had to have them in blue. I stalked ebay for nearly a year and ended up with a both a green and blue pair. So cute. Sadly I can't find a photo!Also I have been on the search for the perfect high black boots that will fit over my well turned calves for the last 10 years. I have bought many boots that were nearly right because I wasn't sure if there really right pair would come along. And then I found http://www.aylaboots.com/ and have been prancing about in high boots that zip all the way up!yay!

I was the Converse girl too. I started collecting them when my feet stopped growing in fourth grade. By high school, I had representatives from every color of the rainbow and beyond. Something like twenty different pairs. I pretty much only wore Converse from age 10 -16.... but my feet never broke. Maybe they did and I don't know it?!

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I'm definitely getting into the Keds/Vans sneaker look now. They make great summer shoes and you can wear them with a sundress and look cute instead of like a pre-teen punk as you would with Converse.

Your doctor's words ring very true to me. After a long day of walking in my favourite sparkly sequined SHINY SHINY silver Converses, I can feel my arches shaking their tiny fists at me I pain. But when I look down at my feet, I forget everything because it's just so shiny.

I'm definitely a Converse Girl! I don't even know how many pairs I have. My favorite pair currently is a pair I designed on their website, they're neon pink and a bunch of other obnoxiously bright colors.

I used to wear high heels to work everyday, then I dropped a table on my foot and broke my big toe. Now the only comfortable shoes are ballet flats and Converse (good thing I own so many pairs!)

I just have an obsession with simple flats. Love love love flats. I started wearing them in high school before the flat craze started and got called an old lady. Well, they can suck it because I still love my flats!

I second the Frye obsession. At my favorite local secondhand boutique, there's a pair of engineer boots on sale, and even though I already HAVE a pair, every time I see the ones on sale I have to resist the urge to buy them. Covet, covet...